CHARLES HITEN – Merkur’s Sunrise Across the Americas
Wynn is reported negotiating sale of Boston property
IGT expands Powerbucks footprint in Canada
Interblock renews its ETG lease deal with PAGCOR
Avoiding over-tourism and adding non-gaming attraction priorities for local market – Daisy Ho (Macau Business)
Australian betting company pays out for wrong result (BBC News)
TV Networks Place Their Bets On Gambling A Year After Court Decision (Forbes)
Galaxy VIP results down 25 pct y-on-y in Q1, group blames smoking regulations (Macau Business)
As the Playoffs Heat Up, the NBA Looks to Profit From Gambling (Bloomberg)
A riddle in New England: A casino, 321 acres of Indian tribal land and a presidential tweet (The Washington Post)
Public tender for gaming concessions may take place in 2021 – Gaming Expert (Macau Business)
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At a Glance…
U.S.A.:
Montana, Colorado and Indiana approve sports betting
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has approved legislation authorising the state lottery to offer sports betting and in Colorado Senators voted 27-8 in favour of legalised sports betting, with the bill now submitted to Governor Jared Polis for approval – in Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has signed legislation authorising the activity
SWEDEN:
William Hill opens online site
London-listed operator William Hill has launched its new online betting and gaming site in Sweden, the company’s first new locally licensed offering since 2011
AUSTRALIA:
Crown takeover talks end
US casino group Wynn Resorts has retracted its takeover offer for Crown Resorts due to the “premature disclosure” of the offer by Crown
U.K.:
Outdoor gambling in Leeds
Grosvenor Casino Leeds Westgate has been granted an extension to its gambling licence to install electronic gaming machines in its outdoor smoking area – it is believed only 2 terminals will be installed at present
SINGAPORE:
Las Vegas Sands to expand
Las Vegas Sands has signed an agreement with the government to invest US$3.3 billion into the land adjacent to Marina Bay Sands to construct a 15,000-seat arena, a luxury hotel tower and additional MICE space
FINLAND:
Veikkaus to invest in digital gambling reshuffle
State-run gambling operator Veikkaus is to invest between €4 million and €8 million in a digital gambling reshuffle in order to better compete with offshore operators
KOSOVA:
Government seeks to ban gambling
The government has launched a draft bill to ban gambling except on the country’s lottery – the decision comes after two casino workers were killed in separate armed robbery incidents
MACAU:
Fake chips used at casinos
Since 2017 some MOP18 million ($2.23 million) has been won from Macau casinos using fake chips – seven Macau residents have now been arrested